Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29

ing, and interesting to the young
from historical standpoint
The Ringo House, Mexico's fine
hotel, is almost completed, and thu
proprietor, Mr.. A. R. Ringo, has
taken charge. The stores in tht
first floor are almost ready fol
occupancy, some being already fill
ed. With a little more paint. thu
finest hotel in North Missouri viii
be completed. The private bank
of Mr.. Ringo, the only banking in
stitution in Audrain county, has
been located on the first foo
near the east entrance, with Johr
Dearing as the efficient cashier.
Our citizens, including the hon
orable County Court, are beginning
to think Audrain county shoult
have a Court House. The plat o
ground IN the center of the Square
is an excellent site, if th,
ground is fenced to keep cattle ane
horses from crossing it. Our littl,
town and county are rapidly in
creasing in population and Cour
House is becoming a necessity. I
is aneedless expense hiring a room
in which to hold court. The judges
of the County Court-Judges Nor
ris, Adams and Marshall--art
moving strongly in this direction
Our barber, Otto Matcshky, il
absent from town a few days, ane
his chair will consequently remain
idle while he is gone. Those wht
do not shave themselves will have
to buy razor or "turn 'em out-" "
The two new stores On the Yves
Side of the Square, near the north
west corner, are ready to be oc
cupied. We hope in few years te
see solid row of stores on this
side to Wade & Leonard's furniture
store on the southwest corner.
Our teamster, Phil Garner, is
doing good business, and with al
the hauling of the merchants to anc
from the depot and the moving Of
our citizens in town, his time il
nearly all occupied. Who said &
teamster could not make living in
our thriving village?
The fourth Monday of mex
month Circuit Court meets, but i
is not yet known where. We neee
a Court House badly and the mat
ter cannot be too strongly agitated
Some of our leading citizens sec
the necessity of a flour mill here
and are talking of moving in the
direction of one. A good mil
would command a large trade, ant
would take the place of the st
Charles -four, which is used here
altogether.
The Methodists, Southern ane
Northern, Baptist and Christian
congregations feel strongly the
need of new church buildings, ano
we think we can safely say all these
denomination will erect fine struct
ures within short time.
At a meeting of the town council
in the back room of Reeds drug
store Monday night it was decided
to take steps toward building side
walks on some of the prineipa
streets. During bad weather, wher
the streets are muddy, the side
walks will be found great con
venience. They are a very expen
sive improvement, but our enter
prising town council, ever on thu
lookout for something that will i'm
prove the town, will have SOME o
them laid on the principal business
streets, at least.
Our railroad ought to be extend.
ed from Macon City to st. JOSEPH
or some good city on the Missouri
river, so as to give us a western
outlet. Macon City is not bil
enough town to be the terminus 0
so good road as the North Mis-
souri,.
Charley Weinand, the reliable
baker. will ever be foune at hi
capacious business house, tn
double log building on the Soutl
Side of the Square.
When will we have a publ
school building in which we ca
have graded schools? The litti
structures which now do duty a
temples of learning are fast bet'otn
ing inadequate to the demand.
The Wholesale grocery merchant
of ST. Louis have taken a new dc
parture in selling goods. Follow
ing the plan of the New York an
Eastern dry goods houses Of send
ing travelling men on annual tour
through the country they send tras
cling representatives througlaou
the States, bearing with them i'an
pies of the goods to be sold. Thu
merchants can buy groceries with
out leaving their places ofbusirless
at the same time being fully alFar